VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2014-7912
CVSS score6.8 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.65%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2015-07-30
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Description
The get_option function in dhcp.c in dhcpcd before 6.2.0, as used in dhcpcd 5.x in Android before 5.1 and other products, does not validate the relationship between length fields and the amount of data, which allows remote DHCP servers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a large length value of an option in a DHCPACK message.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer